Flankerman Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Look what the postman just delivered - the new submarine kit from Mikro-Mir...... Box art (Note the patriotic logo) HMS Conqueror (S48) is the Royal Navy Churchill Class sub that sank the General Belgrano during the Falklands war. First page of the instruction sheet... Second sheet... Decal shet (note the skull and crossbones) and etched propeller..... Upper and Lower hull... The rest of the parts... It looks like a simple build - in the usual Mikro-Mir style - thanks to them for producing a kit of an important historical British submarine. Can anyone confirm the white waterline markings - I don't think I've ever seen it on a RN sub before???? Ken 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flintstone Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 I think the waterline marking around the submarine is not from its operational life, but a legacy of being stored at the dockyard. When I visited HMS Courageous a few years ago, all of the submarines in storage had white lines painted around them. I assume it allows for an easy reference if they are taking on water as the stored submarines are probably not manned very often. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 On 5/28/2022 at 7:40 PM, Flankerman said: Can anyone confirm the white waterline markings - I don't think I've ever seen it on a RN sub before???? Nope...no white line. As @Flintstone says, the depicted w/l is too low. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 Thanks all for the info about the white waterline.... I used thin strips of plastic card glued to the hull sides to make a stronger join... there are only locating holes/pips at front and rear. .... then glued to hull halves together..... The joint isn't that good - so out with the filler.... It isn't as bad as it looks - I overdid it with the filler. More later.... Ken 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted June 3, 2022 Author Share Posted June 3, 2022 A little progress..... Filler sanded down..... Closeup of the front join - and the separate forward diving plane 'shoulders'. Sail/conning tower parts - complete with inner decking. Ken 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Looking good so far. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewerjerry Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Hi Where did you find the kit to purchase ? cheers jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssn705 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Looking nice. I built one super fast last week to give to a co-worker who is an RN submarine officer. Nice quick build. No super detailing. Lots of sanding. Can't wait see how yours turns out. I'll give my second one the detail treatment. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 On 6/9/2022 at 1:26 AM, brewerjerry said: Where did you find the kit to purchase ? Try here , it's where I got mine. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewerjerry Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Hi Thanks, i was looking in hannants etc cheers jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted June 12, 2022 Author Share Posted June 12, 2022 A little (slow) progress..... All the slots to take the tongues on the rudder and dive planes had to be reamed out to fit - Ready for a coat of Halford's Grey Primer.... Note my botched attempt at depicting the louvre on the casing. I tried to cut out a square of plastic - but my hand-eye co-ordination isn't up to it these days - so it's filled in and I'll just paint a black square on the finished model. Ken 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Looking very much like a Churchill Class boat to me, even with the botched attempt, it's the end result that matters. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted June 15, 2022 Author Share Posted June 15, 2022 After a coat of Halford's Grey Plastic Primer... ... ready for a black topcoat.... For my black painted subs, I use a rattle can of Halford's Volvo Dark Grey - which gives a nice 'off-black' finish, suitable for this scale..... Now I just need to mask off the anti-slip decking and paint it matt black - along with the side vents.... Off for a lie down now - it's too hot and muggy (although it's really Weggy) to do much. Ken 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjherridge Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Just about to complete the kit. Nice model but: Too many panel lines Wrong colour draft Markings It's a bit of a Falklands age mixed with post refit upgrades in 1985. The missing outlets near the fin was a big miss. Any ideas where you can get red draught marking for the 1/350 scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 23 hours ago, Sjherridge said: Wrong colour draft Markings Correct and a set of markings are missing from the forward edge of the rudder. I sabotaged a surplus decal sheet to get one. 23 hours ago, Sjherridge said: Any ideas where you can get red draught marking for the 1/350 scale There aren't any. Once fitted to surface, over-paint them with a diluted red or Tamiya Clear Red...very carefully. If you do a good job, you shouldn't see any tonal difference with the surrounding black. HTH Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 On 7/21/2022 at 6:34 AM, Sjherridge said: Just about to complete the kit. Nice model but: Too many panel lines Wrong colour draft Markings It's a bit of a Falklands age mixed with post refit upgrades in 1985. The missing outlets near the fin was a big miss. Any ideas where you can get red draught marking for the 1/350 scale Could you please expand on the missing outlets near the fin? Are you referring to the square cut-outs that appear on the box lid but are missing on the kit? cheers, Pappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 8 hours ago, Pappy said: Could you please expand on the missing outlets near the fin? Are you referring to the square cut-outs that appear on the box lid but are missing on the kit? Yes. This: vent Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) On 8/8/2022 at 6:55 AM, Courageous said: Yes. This: vent Stuart Great pic Stuart, thanks very much. I posted a question regarding the screw/prop in the Maritime Cold war section but would also like to post it here: HMS Conqueror information required - Maritime Cold War to 1990 - Britmodeller.com Which way 'round does the prop face and which way should the blades be bent? The destructions are not very explicit in this area cheers, Pappy Edited August 9, 2022 by Pappy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 7 hours ago, Pappy said: Which way 'round does the prop face and which way should the blades be bent? Sorry, can't be much help here, I display my subs on a sea base so I don't have to worry about it. FWIW, my interpretation of it is the outer curves cut into the water, so they need to be bent forward and the rotation would be CCW when viewed from the rear looking forward. I hope that makes sense and I know a picture would make things much clearer but pics of propellers on warships/subs are a sensitive thing. Maybe someone else can help. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 20 hours ago, Courageous said: Sorry, can't be much help here, I display my subs on a sea base so I don't have to worry about it. FWIW, my interpretation of it is the outer curves cut into the water, so they need to be bent forward and the rotation would be CCW when viewed from the rear looking forward. I hope that makes sense and I know a picture would make things much clearer but pics of propellers on warships/subs are a sensitive thing. Maybe someone else can help. Stuart G'day Stu, I undertand what you mean, that was my interperetation as well, just not sure whuch way around the prop spins.I would be very surprised if MM (or any manufacturer) got the prop shape 100% correct, apart from being a complex shape they are sensitive assets as you say. Most kit makers seem to screw up the noses on jets and they are in plain sight! You say CCW is correct, story checks out.... chweers, Pappy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Macnaughton Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Is this thread of any help? http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=51885&p=876446&hilit=satellite#p876446 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 (edited) On 8/10/2022 at 10:16 PM, Francis Macnaughton said: Is this thread of any help? http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=51885&p=876446&hilit=satellite#p876446 Immensely, however, if I am looking at the pictures correctly, the screw rotates CW, contrary to that suggested by Stu? In the pics included in the above link, the screws as viewed from above are looking from the rear forward? confused Pappy Edited August 11, 2022 by Pappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maarten.schonfeld Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 On 09/08/2022 at 12:19, Courageous said: Sorry, can't be much help here, I display my subs on a sea base so I don't have to worry about it. FWIW, my interpretation of it is the outer curves cut into the water, so they need to be bent forward and the rotation would be CCW when viewed from the rear looking forward. I hope that makes sense and I know a picture would make things much clearer but pics of propellers on warships/subs are a sensitive thing. Maybe someone else can help. Stuart Sorry guys, the prop definitely is turning clockwise (not CCW) when looked from the rear. Please refer to this thread: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235082530-churchill-class-ssn-1350-scale-conversion/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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